The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-22

formerly passed dcm.udtny
100 h} drauls, and subIitu inT
solution demanding is addltiou,,
uydrants masking the whole uuultcr
demanded seventy. a very animated
i-cu,slou en.und in which Alder.
men NcCuuoch, fiourHol aud Go,d,,.
opposed the Passage OF the resolution.
Alderman Goudc III very stroup
tCrms cUntcmt ed its passage, -aAiuU
thai the members Ct he council had
ubicc,cd TO bcit . criticised tornot
DONG their duiy. That he considered
the council would not d. 1ts duty b,
baking only sixteen hydrauls. troul
the tact that IL WAS not al cuulte uro
lection from fire. Alderman Carnth
ers ID buttal OF the argument of
Alderman GOode said that ne offered
the resolution in the spirit that he
dld not believe the city council had
the backbone to enforce the demand
Tor 100 hydran's and stated that As
the cOmcii had in Innate that they
really wished the loo n dranl,. tina
he t9r that reason withdrew the res
oluuon. The original resolution be
lhg then before the council Alderman
tIoIrnoN moved that the tire commit
Tee 'oGatc the forty al hiipual hy
drauts. This motion was unanimous
~ carried. \ dcrm4n Csru,ncrs
moved 10 amend the resolution to
read icom November lst, until cNpira
zion 81 contract This ended the dis
question OF the water question.
Ine Improvement OF the calab9oSc
w's referred to the improvenentcom
mttee, aad they were Instructed to
| m he sni repnir~
/ Ie ordin nee tr regulate the cross
lug OF bridges by the street car was
read,
Ihe ordinance requiring weights
OF twenty to thirty pound. 10 be at
| lafheu to all horses hitched 10 vcul
cics was called tor it, third reading
Alderman Quincy offered All amend
menl lguAuug ten pounds tor q
slhglc horst, which failed OF q second.
The original ordinance was passed.
An ordinance by Alderman teph
ehsou To repeal M ordinance TO bond
the CITY OF Waco for tue building OF
water works was read for the first
time.
Alderman ouruoy offered II reso
luton instructng the mayor aud
finance committee not to register the
bonls for building water works, or
take any action towards placing them
until receiving instructions from the
council. aud ii was carried by vote
Ut to 3.
Alderman Order offered resolu-
tlon lnstructiLg the u.Jor to order
all election to yet the voice OF the
people in reference to the building OF
water WORKS to cost 100000. Aldet
man l'lOurnoY offered substitute rer
olutiun describing the election aut
mode OF holding same, leaving tn,
amount for which the city shall b,
bonded TO tie Judgment of tue coul
ell, the said election to take place OF
,he first day of November. This re
OlutiOn was unanimously carried
During the evenings session y p
iition Oh Messrs. John j. See 4 Co
asking for all additional $3.50 on worl
done on the Sixth street bridge wa
graz ted, and the may or instructed t.
pay the amount.
The following places were ap
pointed ioG nolulng the electlon: flrs
ward, city hall. Second, at Z. NJ. Rip
ley's store. Third, at Dickey's store
Fourth, al the engine house. Fifth, q
Firemens hall. The Judges selec et
by the council are first war;, Judg
Massey; second, George Goats; third
f. o. Il gers; fourth, Capt. NJ. NJ
Boggess; Fifth, Cyrus Ii. Jurney
The printing committee were author
lied to have 10000 tickets printed.
a petition from Chief Prescott al,
the fire department asking the cit
council not to permit the erection o
any more iron rooted or iron side,
buildings i'll the city, and citing proc
OF the danger and Inconvenience o
such buildings, was referred to tn
fire committee.
The couDcil then adj burned t,
meet at the next regular meeting,